SMTPCTL(8)              OpenBSD System Manager's Manual             SMTPCTL(8)

NAME
     smtpctl - control the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol daemon

SYNOPSIS
     smtpctl command [argument ...]

DESCRIPTION
     The smtpctl program controls smtpd(8).

     The following commands are available:

     pause incoming
             Temporarily stop accepting incoming sessions.

     pause local
             Temporarily stop deliveries to local users.

     pause outgoing
             Temporarily stop relaying and deliveries to remote users.

     resume incoming
             Resume accepting incoming sessions.

     resume local
             Resume deliveries to local users.

     resume outgoing
             Resume relaying and deliveries to remote users.

     schedule message-id
             Marks all messages with same message ID as ready for immediate
             delivery.

     schedule message-uid
             Marks a message as ready for immediate delivery.

     show queue
             Displays information concerning envelopes that are currently in a
             queue.

     show runqueue
             Displays information concerning envelopes that are scheduled for
             delivery.

     show stats
             Displays runtime statistics concerning smtpd(8).

FILES
     /var/run/smtpd.sock    Unix-domain socket used for communication with
                            smtpd(8).

SEE ALSO
     smtpd(8)

HISTORY
     The smtpctl program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.6.

OpenBSD 4.6                     March 23, 2009                               1
